Abstract
Objective: To describe the impact of educational actions on the reduction of non-conformities pointed out by the Diagnosis Related Groups Brazil system in 10 Fhemig hospitals from January to July 2021. Reference: DRG-Brasil measures and categorizes the complexity and clinical severity of patients and enables the survey of strategies to improve assistance and resource allocation. Method: Case study on the effectiveness of educational actions in improving the quality of coding carried out in 10 hospitals of Fhemig through the DRG-Brasil software. Monthly meetings and training were held with hospital analysts. Effectiveness was measured by comparing the number of nonconformities generated before and after the educational actions. Results: Of the 23,326 discharges coded during the period of analysis, 1,122 nonconformities were generated, which after the educational action and meetings held, reduced by 64.4%. Among the types of nonconformities, “ICD with unused specialization” was the one with the highest occurrence (44.6%) and also the greatest reduction (69.0%). Conclusion: The educational actions carried out were effective in improving the quality of the coding process